Rack for holding venetian blind slats



Jan. 11, 1955 Filed Aug. 22, 1952 A. W. PETERSON RACK FOR HOLDING VENETIAN BLIND SLATS 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

' BY v ARTHUR gPETERSON ATTORNEY ,Jan- 11, 1955 A. w. PETERSON 2,699,144

RACK FOR HOLDING VENETIAN BLIND SLATS Filed Aug. 22, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

ARTHUR W PETERSON ATTORNLY United States Patent RACK FOR HOLDING VENETIAN BLIND SLATS Arthur W. Peterson, Portland, Oreg. Application August 22, 1952, Serial No. 305,842

1 Claim. (Cl. 118-500) My invention relates to racks for holding Venetian blind slats, and is particularly adapted for holding the slats while painting the same.

The primary object of my invention is the provision of a rack for holding Venetian blind slats while being painted.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a rack for holding Venetian blind slats of various lengths.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a rack for holding Venetian blind slats that can be adjusted to various angles while the painting operation is being performed.

These and other incidental objects will be apparent in the drawings, specification and claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of my new improved rack for holding Venetian blind slats.

Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan sectional view, taken on line 33 Figure 1 Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail perspective view of the slat supporting arms.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail sectional view, illustrating the connection between the supporting legs of the rack and the frame to which the slat supporting arms are secured.

Referring more specifically to the drawings:

My new and improved rack for holding Venetian blind slats has a supporting framework 1, consisting of vertical standards 2. The vertical standards 2 are mounted to the supporting feet 3 by way of the nipples 4, being keyed within the feet 3 as indicated at 5. Threaded to the nipples 4 is a cross fitting 6. The upright standards 2 are also threaded into the cross fitting.

The standards 2 are spaced apart and connected together by the cross bar 7, which operates freely through the cross fitting 6 and locked at any desired position by the set screw 8. Threaded to the top of the standards 2 are T-members 9 through which the threaded shaft 10 is journalled, as best illustrated in Figure 5. The said shaft 10 is held in any desired position by the wing nuts 9A and is fixedly secured to the supporting brackets 11.

The supporting brackets 11 have right angle bends 12 on each of its ends, which are adapted to have the frame members 13 pass through openings within the bends 12, as best illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3. The frame members 13 consist of tubing or rods to which the slat supporting arms 14 are secured. The slat supporting arms are secured to the frame members 13, as best illustrated in Figure 4 by way of the clamps 15 encircling the frame members 13 and clamped thereto by the cap screws 16.

The slat supporting arms extend at right angles to the frame 13, as best illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. The frames 13 are spaced apart by the spacing rods 17, which pass freely through the T-fittings 18, the said T-fittings being threaded to the frame members 13. The frames are spaced the desired spacing so that the ends 19 of the slat supporting arms register with the slots 20 of the slats, at which time the set screws 21 are tightened on to the spacing rods 17.

Notches 22 are located on the upper outer end 19 of the arms 14 and are adapted to engage the top of the "ice slots 20 at 23. Teeth 24 extend from the outer end 19 of the arms at right angles and are adapted to engage one of the sides 25 of the slots 20, holding the slats 26 in fixed position.

Fittings 27 form part of the standards 2 and are adapted to receive a spacing rod 28, indicated by broken lines, Figure 1. The object of this spacing rod is to space the standards 2 apart while the slats 26 are being mounted to the arms 14.

I will now describe the operation of my new and improved rack for holding Venetian blinds. The vertical supporting standards 2 are spaced by the spacing bar 7 to correspond to the length of slat to be painted. The set screws 8 are tightened holding the framework 1 in this adjusted position. The spacing rod 28, indicated by broken lines Figure 1, is placed through the fitting 27 and locked therein. This holds the frame 1 in a definite fixed position.

Next the wing nuts 9A are backed oif from the fitting 9, allowing the end movement of the shaft 10 together with the brackets 11, also the frame members 13. The set screws 21 having first beeen released so that the fitting 18 of the frame members can slide on the spacing rods 17. The adjustment is made so that the ends 19 of the slat supporting arms 14 will register within the slots 20 of the slat 26. At this time the slats are hung on to the arms registering within the notches 22.

After all the slats are hung, the wing nuts 9B are tightened, pulling the brackets 11 towards the standards 2 and the teeth 24 of the supporting arms 14 against the sides 25 of the slots 20 of the slats. The nuts are tightened suificiently to firmly hold all of the slats against the said teeth with suflicient pressure for holding the said slats for the painting of the slats.

If it is desired to lock the frames 13 at any desired angle in reference to the supporting framework 1, the wing nuts 9A are tightened, locking the said frames 13 at a fixed point about the center of the shafts 10. The frame 13 is positioned at an angle that offers the best position for the painting of the slats, either by hand or by spray equipment. The clamps 15 permit the individual abdjusltment of the arms 14 in regards to the frame memers 3.

After the slats have been stretched on the arms 14 by the adjustment of the wing nuts 9B and the wing nuts 9A have been tightened against the fitting 9 the cross spacing rod 28, indicated by broken lines, can be removed permitting the frame 13 to revolve about the shaft 10 to any desired angle.

With my new and improved rack for holding Venetian blinds, the slats may remain on the racks while drying. With this construction it is a simple matter to place or remove the slats on the rack, and due to its design it is an economical and efficient method of holding the slats while being painted.

What I claim is:

A rack for supporting Venetian blind slats having cord slots, comprising a pair of bars, means supporting said bars in parallel spaced apart relation, and a plurality of arms adjustably mounted on said parallel spaced apart bars, the free ends of said arms being adapted for engaging in the cord slots in the blind slats to support said slats, each of said arms being provided on its upper edge with a notch to receive the edge of the wall of a cord slot, the lower edges of each arm having a row of laterally extending horizontally disposed teeth to engage the side walls of the slots to hold the slats in fixed position on the arms.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,231,246 Florsheim et al. June 26, 1917 1,448,829 Clinton Mar. 20, 1923 2,519,685 McPhee et al. Aug. 22, 1950 2,588,557 Morris et al. Mar. 11, 1952 

